The Good John Proctor (Jermyn Street Theatre)

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About the Show

The UK premiere of Talene Monahon’s prequel to Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'.

It’s 1691 in Salem, Massachusetts - a year before the witch trials begin. Betty Parris and Abigail Williams are adolescents in a world full of sin - and it seems like Satan is everywhere. Theirworld is turned upside down when Abigail starts working for a local farmer, John Proctor…

Set in the year leading up to the events in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible', the inner lives of the real girls at the centre of the Salem trials are explored in the UK premiere of this new drama.

The Jermyn Street Theatre's 2023 Carne Deputy Director Anna Ryder directs this production.

Critic Reviews (4)

"[It] is inconsistent, lacking in cohesiveness and coming off with a rather shallow exploration of its core elements. "
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"Monahon’s script is full of promise, and some lovely writing, but the drama does not have a distinct enough shape and comes to feel too elliptical. "
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"Though director Anna Ryder keeps the pace up... the drama is wordy... Ultimately, it all feels a little distant in place, but also in psychology."
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“The play grows into an unflinching account of the often-silent suffering of women and the ferocious backlash that they can face if they choose to speak out against their abusers.”
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Jermyn Street Theatre